Common Lab Dye Is a Wonder Drug - for Worms
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Basic Yellow 1, a dye used in neuroscience labs around the world, is a wonder drug for nematode worms. Thioflavin T extended lifespan in healthy worms by more than 50 percent and slowed the disease process in worms bred to mimic aspects of Alzheimer's. The research could open new ways to intervene in aging and age-related disease.